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TREATIES, GONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS. Convention between the United States of America and the Kingdom of J¤¤~> I‘v, 1881- Roumanza, defining the rights, immunities and privileges of Consular officers. Concludcd June P7, 1881; ratification advised by the Scnatc April 3, 1882; ratified by the President April G, 1882; ratified by the King of Roumania March 4, 1883; ratifications exchanged at Bucarest June 13, 1883; proclaimed July 9, 1883; BY THE Pnnsmnur or THE UNITED STATES or Ammarm. A PROCLALIATION. Whereas a Consular Convention between the United States and Pr°°l°m°ti°°' léloumamn. was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentxaries at the city of Bucarest, on the seventeenth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, which Convention is word for word as follows: [Thcfollowing is the English version.] CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF BOUMANLA, DEFINING THE RIGHTS, IMMUNI- Tms AND PBIVILEGES OF CONSULAB OFFICERS. The United States of America and His Majesty the King of Ronmania, C¢{¤ ° ¤‘¤¤ N11! being mutually desirous of delining the rights, privileges and immu- ¥’“"°‘°°‘ nities of consular officers in the two countries, deem it expedient to conclude a consular convention for that purpose, and have accordingly named as their plenipotentiaries: The United States of America, Eugene Schuyler, their Charge d’Affaires and Consul-General; His Majesty the King of Boumania, Mr. D. Bratiano, President of His Council of Ministers, His Minister of Foreign Afairs, etc., etc., who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in good and proper form, have agreed upon the following articles: Ancrrcms 1. Each of the high contracting parties agrees to receive from the other, R¤°°P‘;i °¤ ° { consuls-general, consuls, vice-consuls and consular agents, in all its "°“°“1“* °‘ _ ports, cities and places, except those where it may not be convenient to recognize such officers. This reservation, however, shall not apply to one of the high contracting parties without also applying to every other power. Anricnn II. The consulsgeneral, cousuls, vice-consuls and consular agents of Pviyilesw, qxeach of the two high contracting parties shall enjoy reciprocally in ;]f‘lf1Q;‘{g:·*;::}ip‘;’;; the States of the other, all the privileges, exemptions and innnum- cd gw05m0n, of, ties that are enjoyed by officers of the same rank and quality of the by consuls,&c. most tlwored nation. The said officers, before being admitted to the (711)